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A common destiny : Blacks and American society / Gerald David Jaynes and Robin M. Williams, Jr., editors ; Committee on the Status of Black Americans, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1989.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 608 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585024480
  • 9780585024486
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Common destiny.DDC classification:
  • 305.8/96073 20
LOC classification:
  • E185.86 .C582 1989eb
NLM classification:
  • E 185.86 C734 1989
Other classification:
  • 71.37
  • MS 3300
  • MS 3450
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- Summary and conclusions: Summary of major findings ; A record of the status of Black Americans ; The future: alternatives and policy implications ; Conclusion -- Overview: then and now: Change and continuity in Black-White status since 1940 ; Data, findings, and interpretations: concepts and methods ; Note ; References -- Black participation in American society: The baseline period: 1935-1945 ; black participation in social institutions since 1945 ; Residential segregation ; Black participation in social life since 1945 ; Conclusion ; References -- Racial attitudes and behavior: The empirical record: 1940-1986 ; Contemporary Black-White relations ; Explanations of Black and White attitudes toward race ; References -- Identity and institutions in the Black community: Social structure ; Institutions: instruments of change ; Black identity ; References -- Black political participation: From rights to resources ; Core political values ; The struggle for civil rights: protest and litigation ; Democratic status: voting and holding office ; Allocational status: influencing public policy ; Summary ; References -- Blacks in the economy: A half century of uneven change ; Poverty ; Income and wealth ; Blacks in the labor market ; Employment and equal opportunity ; Conclusions ; References -- The schooling of Black Americans: Enrollment and attainment ; Achievement ; School factors in attainment and achievement ; Extraschool factors in attainment and achievement ; Policy context and conclusions ; References -- Black Americans' health: Overview ; Pregnancy and infancy ; Childhood ; Adolescents and young adults ; Adulthood ; Older adults ; Provision of health care ; Conclusions ; References -- Crime and the administration of criminal justice: Crime and punishment ; Criminal offenders and victims ; The criminal justice process ; Black criminial justice personnel ; Summary ; References -- Children and families: Changing family patterns ; Causes of changing family patterns ; Conclusions ; References -- Appendices: Notes on methodology, definitions, and needed data and research ; Biographical sketches of committee and panel members and staff ; Committee activities -- Index.
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Papers and studies resulting from a four-year study conducted under the aegis of the Committee on the Status of Black Americans.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Summary and conclusions: Summary of major findings ; A record of the status of Black Americans ; The future: alternatives and policy implications ; Conclusion -- Overview: then and now: Change and continuity in Black-White status since 1940 ; Data, findings, and interpretations: concepts and methods ; Note ; References -- Black participation in American society: The baseline period: 1935-1945 ; black participation in social institutions since 1945 ; Residential segregation ; Black participation in social life since 1945 ; Conclusion ; References -- Racial attitudes and behavior: The empirical record: 1940-1986 ; Contemporary Black-White relations ; Explanations of Black and White attitudes toward race ; References -- Identity and institutions in the Black community: Social structure ; Institutions: instruments of change ; Black identity ; References -- Black political participation: From rights to resources ; Core political values ; The struggle for civil rights: protest and litigation ; Democratic status: voting and holding office ; Allocational status: influencing public policy ; Summary ; References -- Blacks in the economy: A half century of uneven change ; Poverty ; Income and wealth ; Blacks in the labor market ; Employment and equal opportunity ; Conclusions ; References -- The schooling of Black Americans: Enrollment and attainment ; Achievement ; School factors in attainment and achievement ; Extraschool factors in attainment and achievement ; Policy context and conclusions ; References -- Black Americans' health: Overview ; Pregnancy and infancy ; Childhood ; Adolescents and young adults ; Adulthood ; Older adults ; Provision of health care ; Conclusions ; References -- Crime and the administration of criminal justice: Crime and punishment ; Criminal offenders and victims ; The criminal justice process ; Black criminial justice personnel ; Summary ; References -- Children and families: Changing family patterns ; Causes of changing family patterns ; Conclusions ; References -- Appendices: Notes on methodology, definitions, and needed data and research ; Biographical sketches of committee and panel members and staff ; Committee activities -- Index.

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